Florentine (TV series)

Florentine
פלורנטין
GenreDrama
Created byEytan Fox
Gal Uchovsky
Directed byEytan Fox
Starring
Country of originIsrael
Original languageHebrew
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyChannel 2
Original release
Release1997 (1997) –
2000 (2000)
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(Hebrew: פלורנטין) is an Israeli television drama series created by Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky, which aired on Channel 2 from 1997 to 2000, lasting three seasons. The ensemble cast includes Ayelet Zurer, Karin Ophir, Uri Banai, Sami Huri, Dana Modan, Ami Smolartchik, Nir Friedman and Avshalom Pollak. The show revolves around childhood friends living in Florentin, a neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv.

The show was the first in the country to feature gay characters in main roles. It also featured the first-ever same sex kiss on Israeli television, between two male characters.[1] In 2000 it featured the first-ever lesbian kiss on Israeli television between Shira (Zurer) and Nicole (Ronit Elkabetz).[2]